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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17796 and 17812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17796 and 17812 is 4.

GCF(17796,17812) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17796 and 17812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17796 and 17812.

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How to find the GCF of 17796 and 17812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17796 and 17812. After we will calculate the factors of 17796 and 17812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17796

Prime factors of 17796 are 2, 3, 1483. Prime factorization of 17796 in exponential form is:

17796 = 22 × 31 × 14831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17812

Prime factors of 17812 are 2, 61, 73. Prime factorization of 17812 in exponential form is:

17812 = 22 × 611 × 731

Step-3: Factors of 17796

List of positive integer factors of 17796 that divides 17796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1483, 2966, 4449, 5932, 8898

Step-4: Factors of 17812

List of positive integer factors of 17812 that divides 17796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 73, 122, 146, 244, 292, 4453, 8906

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17796 and 17812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17796 and 17812 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17796 and 17812